The Wolves boss has been charged with misconduct after being sent off against Leicester by the same ref that didn’t do so against Jurgen Klopp in November.
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association after taking to the pitch to celebrate his side’s winner against Leicester City at Molineux on Saturday.
In the day’s early top-flight kickoff, Wolves hit the ground running by scoring twice inside the opening 15 minutes, Diogo Jota firing home at the back post four minutes in and Ryan Bennett netting with a header eight minutes later.
The Foxes got back on track in the second half, however, with just four minutes separating Demarai Gray’s solo run and finish and Conor Coady’s own goal, but Jota grabbed his second on the hour to make it 3-2.
There would be yet more twists and turns as Leicester captain Wes Morgan equalised with three minutes left, but in the third minute of injury time, Jota got on the end of Raul Jimenez’s delivery to seal his hat-trick.
Nuno took to the pitch in celebration and was dismissed by referee Chris Kavanagh, who incidentally did not send Jurgen Klopp off after the latter invaded the pitch to celebrate Liverpool’s late winner against Everton in November – although Klopp went on to get fined for his actions.
The FA Spokesperson Twitter account confirmed that Nuno had been charged and that he has until 6pm on January 24 to respond:
Here is how some Wolves fans reacted to the news, with input from some Liverpool fans too:
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